65 ILCS 5/ Illinois Municipal Code.

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65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 111.1

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 111.1 heading) DIVISION 111.1.

REMOVAL OF STREAM OBSTRUCTIONS

65 ILCS 5/11-111.1-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-111.1-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-111.1-1)

Sec. 11-111.1-1.

The corporate authorities may remove or cause the removal
in such manner as they may direct, the driftwood and other obstructions
from natural and other water courses causing flooding of any part of the
corporate area whether such obstructions are located inside or outside the
corporate limits, and for that purpose, after written notice to the owner
at least 10 days prior thereto, may enter upon the lands or waters of any
person, but subject to responsibility for all damages which shall be
occasioned thereby.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 2616.)

65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 112

(65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 112 heading) DIVISION 112.

TAXES FOR LEVEE PURPOSES

65 ILCS 5/11-112-1

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-1) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-1)

Sec. 11-112-1.

When a vote has been taken under "An Act to enable cities,
villages and towns threatened with overflow or inundation to levy taxes by
vote of the electors thereof, to strengthen, build, raise or repair the
levees around same and to issue anticipation warrants on such taxes,"
approved June 11, 1897, as amended, or when a vote is taken under this
section and Section 11-112-2 at a general municipal election in a
municipality that is protected by levees or embankments, or that may deem
it necessary to be so protected, and a majority of the legal votes cast at
the election were or are for a tax to build, raise, strengthen, or repair
the levees around the municipality, not exceeding the rate of .1666%
annually, to be levied annually for a period of not exceeding 7 years on
the taxable property of the municipality, the corporate authorities of the
municipality may (1) make an appropriation by ordinance of the proceeds of
the tax so authorized, (2) pass an ordinance levying the tax for the whole
period as authorized by the vote to be annually extended, and (3) draw tax
anticipation warrants thereon to the amount that the tax levy will produce
based on the assessment of the preceding year of all the taxable property
of the municipality. These warrants shall draw interest at not to exceed
the rate authorized by the vote authorizing the tax, not exceeding 7%
annually, but the warrants shall not be sold below par.

The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 76-845.)

65 ILCS 5/11-112-2

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-2) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-2)

Sec. 11-112-2.

The county clerk of the county in which the municipality
specified in Section 11-112-1 is located shall extend each year the taxes
specified in Section 11-112-1, when the ordinance making the levy of the
tax is certified to him. The tax shall be extended at the rate fixed in the
ordinance, not exceeding .1666% for a period not exceeding 7 years. The
county clerk shall extend the tax in a separate column designated the
"Seven Year Levee Tax."

The collector of state and county taxes, when he receives the money
collected from this levee tax, shall pay it to the municipal treasurer,
every 2 weeks, informing the treasurer that this money is from the 7 year
levee tax; and he shall take the treasurer's receipt for the money as 7
year levee tax paid over.

The municipal treasurer shall receive the money so paid over by the
collector and shall pay the money out as rapidly as possible on warrants
issued on the 7 year levee tax only, so long as such warrants remain
unpaid.

This tax shall be levied in addition to taxes for general purposes
authorized by Section 8-3-1.

The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 76-845.)

65 ILCS 5/11-112-3

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-3) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-3)

Sec. 11-112-3.

Subject to the provisions of Section 11-112-7, every
municipality, whether incorporated under general law or special charter,
which is subject to overflow or inundation from a river or other sources
may construct, widen, raise, strengthen, improve, and maintain levees,
protective embankments and structures and has the power for any of these
purposes to levy and collect annually a tax of not exceeding .1666% of
the value, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, of
all the taxable property within its corporate
limits.

The foregoing limitation upon tax rate may be increased or decreased
according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of
Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 81-1509.)

65 ILCS 5/11-112-4

(65 ILCS 5/11-112-4) (from Ch. 24, par. 11-112-4)

Sec. 11-112-4.

This annual tax provided for in Section 11-112-3 shall be
designated as the levee tax and shall be levied and collected in the same
manner as are the general taxes of that municipality. This tax shall be in
addition to and exclusive of all other taxes which that municipality is now
or hereafter authorized to levy and collect.

(Source: Laws 1961, p. 576.)